Football Week 2 – 2016

In week 1 the Pag Meter went 43-8. (84%) I will take that because week 1 is the toughest of all weeks out of the gate. You can’t tell just how good teams really are…..

The Pag Meter missed on the 2 upset specials with Clovis North crushing Sunnyside and Brophy Prep beat Edison. I wasn’t even close. What was I thinking about!!!

I thought Sunnyside would play a better game and the red flag in the Brophy Prep vs Edison game was Brophy Prep already played 2 games. The old rule of thumb with Edison is always take the other team against Edison in week 1 because they always start out slow.

The Bears had the perfect game plan against the Lions and Selma is clearly a much better team.

A mini shocker of the week; Stockdale beating Ridgeview. I had to take Ridgeview but give big credit to the Mustangs. To the Mustangs this wasn’t a shocker.

​WEEK 2 Pag Meter lines and predictions

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​​Thursday Night Football

​Buchanan (2-0) vs Bullard (1-1)

Final Buchanan 28 Bullard 17

Pag Meter Early Line Bullard -3

Last year Bullard won 21-16. Both teams have outstanding defenses so this game comes down to the offensive side of the ball. Bullard O struggled last week but they were playing against a very good Central defense. Knights linebacker Ben Baker is out with a bad shoulder. The Bears are much bigger than Bullard and if the Bears can run the ball between the tackles then the Knights are in trouble. They sure did! The Bears could stack the box and force the Knights to pass and the Knights have the worse passing offense in division 1. And it showed!

The X Factor is can the Bears hang with the Knights speed? If they can then the Bears win. The Knights can’t afford to look ahead to the big game next week at Clovis.

Pag Meter Prediction Bullard 24 Buchanan 21

Final Buchanan 28 Bullard 17

The Bears beat up the Knights. The Bears led at the half 28-0. Zach Fresno (108 yards, 23 carries) scored 2 TD’s and this thing got ugly. The Knights looked real flat in the 1st half.

Centennial (0-2) vs Clovis West (1-1)

Final Clovis West 44 Centennial 7

Pag Meter Early line Clovis West -21

The Battle of the Golden Birds.

The Golden Eagles have to get over the Liberty loss and move on. The Golden Hawks are beat up with injuries. The Golden Hawks have a much better running game going north and south and the Golden Eagles can’t run north and south.

Granite Hills is 1-0 and has not played a game. They get a forfeit win over Frazier MT who couldn’t field a team. Farmersville offense did a good job against Strathmore but the defense got rolled.

The X factor is the Aztecs defense and they already played a game

Pag Meter Prediction 27 Farmersville 30 Granite Hills 23

Final Farmersville 33 Granite Hills 23

Hoover (0-2) vs Sierra Pacific (1-1)

Final Sierra Pacific 30 Hoover 14

Pag Meter Early line Sierra Pacific -4

Both teams played great for 3 quarters and the 4th quarter did them in.

The X factor will be the Patriots defense vs the Golden Bears offense. SP is very dangerous

Pag Meter Prediction Sierra Pacific 27 Hoover 23 ​

Final Sierra Pacific 30 Hoover 14

This is a huge win for the division 6 powerhouse over a much larger school!

Madera (0-2) vs Mission Oak (1-1)

Final Mission Oak 42 Madera 41

Pag Meter Early line Madera -3

The Coyotes were steam rolled in Los Banos. The Hawks held their own for a while at Dinuba. Are the Coyotes a contender? Are the Hawks the sleeper team? We will find out this week because this could be a very close game.

The X factor is the defensive side of the ball for both teams. This could be a shootout. It sure was!

Pag Meter Prediction Madera 38 Mission Oak 35

Final Mission Oak 42 Madera 41

The Hawks stuffed Madera’s 2-point attempt with 3:29 remaining and ran out the clock from there to secure new Mission Oak coach David Flores’ 1st win. Madera could not stop MO running attack so the Coyotes said what the heck and let’s go for the win.

Friday Night Lights​​

The Panthers had to hang on and pull out a win in Easton 21-14. Lemoore got beat up by a very good Paso Robles team.

The X factor is the Panthers offense and will they struggle again on the road?

Pag Meter Prediction Memorial 28 Lemoore 21

Final Memorial 23 Lemoore 15

Selma (2-0) at Washington Union (0-2)

Pag Meter Early line Selma -21

The Bears crushed the Kerman Lions and the Panthers almost beat Memorial. I have this feeling that the Selma Bears are a Top 15 team and definitely the team to beat in division 4. The Panthers are young and when they play great defense, they can hang with anybody.

The X factor is the Panthers defense and can they match up with the explosive Bears offense?

The Cougars take their show on the road. The Cougars are loaded on both sides of the ball and heading into week 2 they are clearly the best team in the valley. Clovis beat up on Burbank of Sacramento 36-0. Trey Lake made his 1st start at QB and threw 3 TD passes to Clayton Alexander. Turlock lost to Freedom a team from Oakley 41-6. Turlock defense could not slow down the Freedom running game and now they have to face the Cougars.

The X factor is the Turlock offense and can they match up with the Cougars defense?

The Tigers were not ready to play Brophy Prep a private professional school who already played 2 games. The good news is the Tigers found out they have a very good team. Now it’s putting the pieces together. QB Adrian Galarza had a pretty good game throwing 24-37 for 274 yards but couldn’t find the end zone. The Tigers running game was not good especially in the red zone. The Tigers special teams were horrible with 2 field goals and 1 punt being blocked.

For Damonte Ranch they lost to Cathedral Catholic, who is another private professional high school 49-12. The Mustangs will feed it to running back Cameron Sandoval who rushed for 170 yards against a very good defense.

The X factor is the Tigers run game which is not good right now vs the Mustangs run defense which is not good. Which team can adjust after a bad week will win this game. Edison is not good traveling 2 plus hours away from home.

Pag Meter Prediction Damonte Ranch 28 Edison 14

Final Damonte Ranch 26 Edison 10

Playing at 5000 feet did not help the Tigers. QB Adrian Galarza went down on the 2nd play of the game with a groin injury. The Tigers are not good right now and the schedule gets even tougher.

Livingston (0-2) vs Fresno (1-1)

Pag Meter Early line Fresno -21

The Wolves made a ton of mistakes on both sides of the ball in the loss to Delhi 49-21. The Warriors gave everything they had and almost pulled the shocker in the loss to Sanger 28-21.

The X factor is can the Warriors get fired up again this week? They sure did. The Sanger game felt like a playoff game with tons of emotion. Can the Wolves slow down QB Khory Day?

Pag Meter Prediction Fresno 34 Livingston 13

Final Fresno High 46 Livingston 0

The Warriors did not have a Sanger hangover

Bellarmine (2-0) (San Jose) vs Clovis North (1-1)

Pag Meter Early line Bellarmine -13

It’s the Broncos turn to play a private professional high school. Hint…anytime a school has College Prep in the schools name…=professional.

The Bells are fast and coming in after beating Menlo-Atherton 34-20. They run the wing T and will also run some zone read. The Broncos come in after beating up Sunnyside 30-6.

The X factor will be both defensive lines and who can slow down the run. The Broncos will feature running back Jordan Ayerza and spread the field with QB Brent Bailey.

The Broncos can win this game if the defense can hang with the Wing T.

Pag Meter Prediction Bellarmine 33 Clovis North 20

Final Bellarmine 32 Clovis North 21

The Broncos led at the half 14-0

Sunnyside (0-2) at Central (1-1)

Pag Meter Early line Central -28

The Pag Meter almost drank the Wildcats kool-aid after watching them play in the CW scrimmage but in week 1, they got rolled 30-6 to CN. If CN vs Sunnyside was a MMA fight, Sunnyside was tapping out in 28 seconds. It was over at the coin flip. I still wait for the Wildcats to win that big game. It might not be this week because I’m thinking the Grizzlies will be pissed off and will want to eat some Wildcat! Central got killed with penalties and bad mistakes in the loss to Bullard 24-3. Central will be very good in the 2nd half of the year.

The X factor is Central…and can they clean up the blunders? If they can, they will run the Wildcats right out of Koligian stadium.

Are the Rangers back? They crushed Reedley 36-14 and the T Wolves got run out of Oakland losing to St Ignatius 56-20. How good is Redwood? We will find out. I have this feeling that Redwood is very good and a contender.

This is a must win for the T Wolves because the schedule gets tougher and tougher. If the Rangers win then they move into the Pag Meter’s top 25 and the favorites to win the WYL.

The X factor is always the T Wolves defense because they seem to give up a ton of points every game. This could be a shootout. The T Wolves offense struggled

Pag Meter Prediction Redwood 37 Clovis East 35

Final Redwood 29 Clovis East 14

Watch out the Rangers are good!

Ridgeview (0-2) at Liberty (2-0)

Pag Meter Early line Liberty -13

The Wolf Pack got rattled early and made way too many mistakes in the loss to Stockdale 34-20.. They were not used to playing behind. Jamar Moya got kicked out of the game. The Patriots did what they had to do on the road and beat Clovis West 28-24. They made the bigger plays.

The X factor is Liberty is a much bigger and much more physical team than Ridgeview.

Pag Meter Prediction Liberty 34 Ridgeview 20

Final Liberty 20 Ridgeview 13

Hanford (0-2) at Sanger (2-0)

Pag Meter Early line Sanger -24

Bad news for Hanford, QB Ryan Johnson, he has a torn ACL in his left knee and that will end his senior year in football and basketball. He suffered it on the 4th play of the season against Buchanan. He has verbally committed to play at San Jose State and San Jose State has said they still want him and that is great news. This game just went from a Sanger 14 point favorite to a 23 point favorite without Johnson.

The Apaches played a bad 1st half in the win over Fresno High with 4 turnovers.

The X factor is the Bullpups defense slowing down the triple option.

Pag Meter Prediction Sanger 38 Hanford 14

Final Sanger 31 Hanford 14

Kerman (1-1) vs Madera South (1-1)

Pag Meter Early line Madera South -10

The Lions got crushed at home 41-7 to Selma. Either Selma is really good or the Lions are not. We do know that the young Lions offensive line is not good right now. The Stallions scored 2 late TD’s and beat Pacheco 42-29.

Both teams have QB’s that can light up the scoreboards with Kerman’s Sean Chambers and Madera South’s Jonah Johnson.

The X factor is the defensive side of the ball. Can Kerman turn it around in 7 days? They sure did. Both defenses have to contain the QB’s. Can they?

Pag Meter Prediction Madera South 34 Kerman 24

Final Kerman 42 Madera South 14

Kerman’s QB Sean Chambers threw 4 TD passes

Avenal (1-1) at Lindsay (1-1)

Pag Meter Early line Avenal -9

The X factor is can the Cardinals defense slow down the Buccaneers running back Jordan Barrera?

Pag Meter Prediction Avenal 23 Lindsay 14

Final Lindsay 15 Avenal 8

Big win for the Cardinals after a bad week 1

Central Valley Christian (1-0) at Bakersfield Christian (0-1) 7:15pm

Pag Meter Early line Bakersfield Christian -14

The Christian super bowl.

The X factor is CVC is so well coached and we will see just how good BC really is. BC offense is good, BC defense ??

Pag Meter Prediction (Upset special) CVC 29 BC 25

Final BC 51 CVC 24

The Pag Meter blew this upset special! BC offense is so good!!

Chavez (2-0) at Golden Valley (0-2)

Pag Meter Early line Chavez -8

The Titans got a big win over South 14-6 and Golden Valley got crushed in Taft 47-7.

The X factor is the Golden Valley defense

Pag Meter Prediction Chavez 23 Golden Valley 14

Final Chavez 41 Golden Valley 36

The Titans in a rare shootout

Corcoran (0-2) vs Hanford West (2-0)

Pag Meter Early line Hanford West -15

The X factor is the Huskies will be fired up after beating McLane 20-12. The Huskies defense is gooood!

Pag Meter Prediction Hanford West 23 Corcoran 7

Final Hanford West 26 Corcoran 0

Frontier (1-1) at Paso Robles (2-0)

Pag Meter Early line Paso Robles -13

Both teams coming off wins. The Titans will have to play their best game to have a fun bus ride home.

The X factor is the Titans defense matching up with Paso

Pag Meter Prediction Paso Robles 36 Frontier 23

Final Paso Robles 51 Frontier 33

Dinuba (2-0) at Reedley (0-2)

Pag Meter Early line Dinuba -22

The Emperors are playing good football to start the year and the Pirates are still finding their way.

The X factor is how will the Pirates defense slow down QB Gustavo Villarreal?

Pag Meter Prediction Dinuba 39 Reedley 17

Final Dinuba 41 Reedley 16

El Diamante (0-2) at Tulare Union (2-0)

Pag Meter Early line Tulare Union -35

The Miners are banged up on both sides of the ball. TU played their best defense game beating MW 35-7.

The X factor is how can the Miners slow down RB Kazmeir Allen?

Pag Meter Prediction Tulare Union 42 El Diamante 7

Final Tulare Union 42 El Diamante 7

Nailed the scored. Watch out the Redskins (Tribe) have a defense

Foothill (1-1) at Arvin (0-2)

Pag Meter Early line Foothill -3

The X factor is the Trojans offense and if they can clean up the mistakes, watch out

Pag Meter Prediction Foothill 27 Arvin 24

Final Foothill Arvin 30

​​Fowler (1-1) at Firebaugh (2-0)

Pag Meter Early line Firebaugh -8

The Redcats beat up Corcoran 34-7 and the Eagles had to hang on to beat Liberty Ranchos 28-26.

The X factor is the Eagles need to win a game like this if they want to move up in the rankings. The Redcats have owned the Eagles for years. Both teams have potential to be a contender.

Pag Meter Prediction Firebaugh 36 Fowler 28

Final Firebaugh 41 Fowler 35

Independence (0-2) at Stockdale (2-0)

Pag Meter Early line Stockdale -30

The Mustangs come off a big win beating Ridgeview 34-20 and Indy lost to North 21-17. The Mustangs shouldn’t have a let down because we really don’t know if Ridgeview is good. They have the No 1 Clovis Cougars looming on the schedule so they have to get better.

Pag Meter Prediction Stockdale 37 Independence 7

Final Stockdale 21 Independence 7

Kingsburg (0-1) at Golden West (2-0)

Pag Meter Early line Golden West -2

Very interesting game. This is the Vikings opener and GW comes in beating Monache 41-10.

The X factor is both offenses are real good. Can Kingsburg slow down the wing T?

Pag Meter Prediction 33 Golden West 29 Kingsburg 27

Final Golden West 34 Kingsburg 31

Laton (0-2) at Yosemite (2-0)

Pag Meter Early line Yosemite -42

The Badgers come in on fire after beating a good La Grand team 35-0. Laton lost to Riverdale 35-0.

The X factor is the Badgers are much too strong on both sides of the ball.

Pag Meter Prediction Yosemite 42 Laton 0

Final Yosemite 49 Laton 3

McFarland (0-2) at Tranquillity (1-1)

Pag Meter Early line McFarland -3

This will be a good game with two very even teams.

The X factor is which team can finish in the red zone?

Pag Meter Prediction McFarland 20 Tranquility 17

Final McFarland 40 Tranquility 33

Mendota (2-0) at Liberty Ranchos (0-2)

Pag Meter Early line Mendota -5

The Aztecs had a great bus ride home after crushing the Orestimba Warriors 36-0. Last year Orestimba went 11-1. The Hawks lost a tough one to Firebaugh 28-26. Liberty is in division 4. That is flat wrong! Move them to division 5.

The X factor is the Liberty defense and can they slow down the dangerous Aztecs offense?

Pag Meter Prediction Mendota 29 Liberty 24

Final Mendota 26 Liberty 19

Minarets (0-1) at Sierra (1-0)

Pag Meter Early line Sierra -7

The Dam Bowl

Both teams 1st game so the X factor is who makes the fewest mistakes will win the Dam Bowl

Pag Meter Prediction Sierra 23 Minarets 17

Final Sierra 42 Minarets 16

Mira Monte (0-2) at Kennedy (2-0)

Pag Meter Early line Kennedy -26

The X factor is the Thunderbirds were tired of playing the silly 7 vs 7 passing league during the summer and now they get to hit people.

Pag Meter Prediction Kennedy 39 Mira Monte 13

Final Kennedy 47 Mira Monte 7

North (1-1) at East Bakersfield (1-1)

Pag Meter Early line North -3

The X factor is the Stars offense is a tad better right now

Pag Meter Prediction North 20 East 17

Final East 22 North 19

Orosi (1-0) at Parlier (0-2)

Pag Meter Early line Orosi -11

The X factor is Parlier has already played a game so that will help. Parlier should be in division 6 with Orosi

Pag Meter Prediction Orosi 28 Parlier 13

Final Orosi 35 Parlier 7

Porterville (1-0) at West (0-1)

Pag Meter Early line Porterville -17

The X factor is will the Panthers play good defense this year? The Panthers defense has struggled more than any team with a good program by far in the valley. Not this week!

Pag Meter Prediction Porterville 37 West 20

Final Porterville 35 West 6

If the Panthers play great defense….watch out!

Riverdale (2-0) at Orange Cove (0-2)

Pag Meter Early line Riverdale -4

This will be a very good game.

The X factor will be the 4th quarter and who makes the plays

Pag Meter Prediction 32 Riverdale 27 Orange Cove 23

Final Riverdale 33 Orange Cove 31

Dos Palos (2-0) vs Roosevelt (0-2)

Pag Meter Early line Dos Palos -21

Broncos nation has been upset with the Pag Meter over the rankings. It will all work out if the Broncos continue to win. The Broncos got a nice win over Sierra Pacific 34-28 and Roosevelt got blown out at Chowchilla 51-0.

The X factor is how will the Rough Riders play this week? They will get better and better. Broncos play very good defense. Can the Rough Riders hit the end zone?

Pag Meter Prediction Dos Palos 30 Roosevelt 7

Final Dos Palos 30 Roosevelt 0

The Rough Riders have not scored in 8 straight quarters

Shafter (1-1) at Highland (2-0)

Pag Meter Early line Highland -15

This could be a shootout.

The X factor is the defensive side of the ball. The Scots have a very good offense.

Pag Meter Prediction Highland 31 Shafter 16

Final Highland 45 Shafter 27

South (1-1) at Delano (0-2)

Pag Meter Early line South 4

The X factor is one of these team will have a good offensive night. They both lost in week 1, 14-6. South will be dangrous very soon.

Pag Meter Prediction South 27 Delano 13

Final South 34 Delano 14

Taft (1-1) vs Monache (1-1)

Pag Meter Early line Taft -12

The Warriors ran all over Golden Valley in the win 47-7. Robert Cozine rushed for 262 yards including 3 TD’s and Setefano Maui rushed for 158 yards also scored 3 TD’s.

Monache lost to Golden West 41-10 and now they face a very good Taft team.

The X factor is Taft is not the same team when they travel but they are real good! Monache has everybody coming back from last year. They will be very good in the 2nd half of the year.

Pag Meter Prediction Taft 35 Monache 23

Final Monache 35 Taft 12

Taft RB Robert Cozine did not play

Tulare Western (2-0) at Mt. Whitney (0-2)

Pag Meter Early line Tulare Western -21

The Mustangs come in after beating El Diamante 28-7 and the Pioneers lost at Tulare Union 35-7.

The X factor is the TW defense is much better than the MW offense. MW plays at home and that will fire up the Pioneers.

Pag Meter Prediction Tulare Western 35 Mt Whitney 14

Final Tulare Western 54 Mt Whitney 20

The score was 20-20 in the 1st half

Woodlake (1-1) at Exeter (2-0)

Pag Meter Early line Exeter -10

This could be the toughest game of the year before the playoffs for the Tigers. If the Tigers win, they could go 10-0. They beat Orange Cove 48-21 in week 1 and Exeter crushed Lindsay 62-0. The Monarchs have the makings of a very good team and division 4 ,you better take notice of the Exeter Monarchs!

The X factor is the Tigers offense vs the Monarchs defense. This could be a very close game or a Exeter blowout.

Pag Meter Prediction Exeter 31 Woodlake 21

Final Exeter 32 Woodlake 7

The Monarchs defense is real good

Bakersfield (2-0) vs Bear Creek (0-1) (Lakewood, Co)

Pag Meter Early line Bakersfield -27

The Drillers crushed Pleasant Grove 42-7. PG had zero clue how to play against the Drillers offense. Bear Creek gets to open up playing the speedy Drillers.

The X factor is Bear Creek has to open up against the Drillers speed, the strange Drillers defense and the triple option. Good luck with that. Are the Drillers back? Still don’t know?? It’s hard to say because PG defense was not lined up correctly and couldn’t even tackle the cheerleaders.

Pag Meter Prediction Bakersfield 34 Bear Creek 7

Final Bakersfield 52 Bear Creek 0

California City (1-1) at Littlerock (1-1)

Pag Meter Early line Littlerock -3

The X factor is Cal City getting off to a great start. Set the tone early. If not the home team will win. Long road trip.

Pag Meter Prediction Littlerock 17 Cal City 14

Final Littlerock 16 Cal City 0

Garces (1-1) at Arroyo Grande (1-1)

Pag Meter Early line Arroyo Grande -3

The Rams outplayed and outcoached Bakersfield Christian in the win 44-21. Can they do it on the road. Arroyo Grande lost to a very good Lompoc team 28-14.

The X factor is Garces offense vs Arroyo Grande defense. It’s simple, If Garces plays good defense, they can win.

Pag Meter Prediction Arroyo Grande 27 Garces 24

Final Arroyo Grande 36 Garces 32

Gonzales (0-2) at Coalinga (1-1)

Pag Meter Early line Coalinga -14

The X factor is the Horned Toads are playing at home

Pag Meter Prediction Coalinga 27 Gonzales 13

Final Coalinga 47 Gonzales 23

The Horned Toads snapped their 11 game losing streak

Oak Park (2-0) at Desert (0-2)

Pag Meter Early line Oak Park -10

The Italian Stallion Eagles QB Vincenzo Granatelli had a day throwing the ball going 16-19 for 328 yards and 7 TD passes in beating Beverly Hills 54-0. Desert showed everybody that they are a team you better watch out for after they played Immanuel even on the road. Sophomore RB Lontrelle Diggs rushed for 231 yards and scored 2 TD’s.

The X factor is how good is Beverly Hills defense? Got to take the Italian Stallion

Pag Meter Prediction Oak Park 37 Desert 27

Final Oak Park 54 Desert 12

Rosamond (2-0) at Lancaster (0-1)

Pag Meter Early line Rosamond -3

The X factor is Rosamond has to travel and this is the Lancaster opening game. Rosamond should win on the road with a very offense. Defense??

Pag Meter Prediction Rosamond 26 Lancaster 23

Final Rosamond 37 Lancaster 30

Silver Valley (2-0) at Kern Valley (1-1)

Pag Meter Early line Kern Valley -3

It’s the Valley bowl!

The X factor is both defenses are very good. These teams are so even. Last year SV won at home 14-13. Can KV win at home this year?

Pag Meter Prediction Kern Valley 24 Silver Valley 21

Final Silver Valley 20 Kern Valley 12

Strathmore (2-0) at Templeton (0-1)

Pag Meter Early line Strathmore -4

This would be a huge win for the Spartans and they have a very good team!

The X factor is the Spartans offensive line.

Pag Meter Prediction Strathmore 24 Templeton 20

Final Strathmore 25 Templeton 20

Tehachapi (0-1) at Burroughs (2-0)

Pag Meter Early line Burroughs -7

This will be a hard hitting game and it could come down to the final minutes.

The X factor is the Warriors offense with long drives and has to finish with TD’s to win.

Pag Meter Prediction Burroughs 24 Tehachapi 17

Final Burroughs 22 Tehachapi 14

Yerington (1-0) at Bishop Union (0-2)

Pag Meter Early line Yerington -14

The X factor is the Bishop Union defense

Pag Meter Prediction Yerington 28 Bishop Union 14

Final Yerington 33 Bishop Union 14

Saturday​​

Frazier Mountain (0-2) vs Desert Christian (1-1) at Lancaster 7:00pm

Pag Meter Early line Desert Christian -40

The X factor is how good can Frazier Mt be if they couldn’t field a team last week and had to forfeit?